The Yankee Dollar - The Yankee Dollar (1968 us, excellent west coast psychedelia)
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The Yankee Dollar - The Yankee Dollar (1968 us, excellent west coast psychedelia)
According to the liner notes on their album, drummer Nick Alexander, singers Liza Gonzales and Dave Riordan, guitarist Greg Likens, keyboard player Bill Masuda and bassist Bill Reynolds met while students at San Luis Obispo's Cal Poly.
Signed by Dot, their 1968 debut teamed the band with producer Frank Slay. Musically "The Yankee Dollar" was nothing less than wonderful. Gonzales and Riordan were both gifted with nice voices and on tracks such as "Sanctuary" and "City Sidewalks" effortlessly trading lead vocals. Backed by Likens' fuzz guitar (check out the great solo on "Live and Let Live"), Masuda's stabbing organ chords and occasional sound effects, the collection sported a sound that successfully blended folk-rock with Jefferson Airplane-styled psychedelic.
Musically the set offered up a standard mix of popular covers (Donovan's "Catch the Wind", Dylan's "The Times, They Are A-Changin'" and Chet Power's "Let's Get Together") and original material. While the covers were all nicely done, group penned originals such as "Follow Your Dream's Way" and "Johann Sebastian Cheetah" were even better. Inexplicably the set failed to sell. The band apparently subsequently called it quits.
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Tracks
1. Sanctuary (Carter, Gilbert) - 0:00
2. Good Old Friends (Carter, Gilbert) - 2:25
3. Catch The Wind (Donovan) - 4:48
4. If In Swimming (David Riordan) - 7:42
5. Follow Your Dream's Way (Greg Likens) - 11:38
6. Live And Let Live (Carter,Gilbert) - 18:23
7. City Sidewalks (Carter,Gilbert) - 20:45
8. Let's Get Together (Chet Powers) - 23:46
9. Winter Boy (Buffy St. Marie) - 28:17
10.The Times, They Are A-Changin' (Bob Dylan) - 30:40
11. Johann Sebastian Cheetah (David Riordan, Greg Likens, Freeman) - 33:47
The Yankee Dollar
*Nick Alexander - Drums, Percussion
*Liza Gonzales - Vocals
*Greg Likens - Guitar
*Bill Masuda - Organ
*Bill Reynolds - Bass
*Dave Riordan - Vocals
According to the liner notes on their album, drummer Nick Alexander, singers Liza Gonzales and Dave Riordan, guitarist Greg Likens, keyboard player Bill Masuda and bassist Bill Reynolds met while students at San Luis Obispo's Cal Poly.
Signed by Dot, their 1968 debut teamed the band with producer Frank Slay. Musically "The Yankee Dollar" was nothing less than wonderful. Gonzales and Riordan were both gifted with nice voices and on tracks such as "Sanctuary" and "City Sidewalks" effortlessly trading lead vocals. Backed by Likens' fuzz guitar (check out the great solo on "Live and Let Live"), Masuda's stabbing organ chords and occasional sound effects, the collection sported a sound that successfully blended folk-rock with Jefferson Airplane-styled psychedelic.
Musically the set offered up a standard mix of popular covers (Donovan's "Catch the Wind", Dylan's "The Times, They Are A-Changin'" and Chet Power's "Let's Get Together") and original material. While the covers were all nicely done, group penned originals such as "Follow Your Dream's Way" and "Johann Sebastian Cheetah" were even better. Inexplicably the set failed to sell. The band apparently subsequently called it quits.
Bad-Cat
Tracks
1. Sanctuary (Carter, Gilbert) - 0:00
2. Good Old Friends (Carter, Gilbert) - 2:25
3. Catch The Wind (Donovan) - 4:48
4. If In Swimming (David Riordan) - 7:42
5. Follow Your Dream's Way (Greg Likens) - 11:38
6. Live And Let Live (Carter,Gilbert) - 18:23
7. City Sidewalks (Carter,Gilbert) - 20:45
8. Let's Get Together (Chet Powers) - 23:46
9. Winter Boy (Buffy St. Marie) - 28:17
10.The Times, They Are A-Changin' (Bob Dylan) - 30:40
11. Johann Sebastian Cheetah (David Riordan, Greg Likens, Freeman) - 33:47
The Yankee Dollar
*Nick Alexander - Drums, Percussion
*Liza Gonzales - Vocals
*Greg Likens - Guitar
*Bill Masuda - Organ
*Bill Reynolds - Bass
*Dave Riordan - Vocals